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Osaka crushes Gauff in US Open showdown, Swiatek into quarters
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» NEW YORK - Naomi Osaka delivered a statement win at the US Open by thrashing home favourite Coco Gauff in the last 16 on Monday as Iga Swiatek rolled into the quarter-finals.
Swiatek reaches US Open quarters ahead of Gauff-Osaka blockbuster
AFP, Published on 02/09/2025
» NEW YORK - Iga Swiatek booked her place in the US Open quarter-finals on Monday as Coco Gauff and Naomi Osaka prepared to face off in a blockbuster clash of former champions.
Nunez rides to Liverpool's rescue, Newcastle thrashed by Bournemouth
AFP, Published on 19/01/2025
» LONDON - Darwin Nunez struck twice in stoppage time to earn Liverpool a 2-0 win at Brentford and open up a seven-point Premier League lead on Saturday after Bournemouth ran riot in a 4-1 win at Newcastle.
NBA's 'King' James on top of his game at 40
AFP, Published on 30/12/2024
» LOS ANGELES - NBA superstar LeBron James celebrates his 40th birthday on Monday, the milestone carrying him to yet another first in a league in which he has starred for more than two decades -- with the clock still running.
Table tennis aces bag 2 silvers
Sports, Published on 02/09/2024
» Table tennis players claimed two silver medals for Thailand at the Paris 2024 Paralympic Games on Sunday.
Hosting '26 Asian Games will 'wipe away' Japanese doubts
Sports, AFP, Published on 07/10/2023
» Hangzhou: The 2026 Asian Games in Japan can "wipe away" public doubts over holding major sporting events, a senior official told AFP, following a wide-ranging corruption scandal surrounding the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.
Biggest-ever Asian Games ready for liftoff in China after Covid delay
AFP, Published on 21/09/2023
» HANGZHOU (CHINA) - The biggest Asian Games in history, boasting about 12,000 competitors -- more than the Olympics -- will open on Saturday in the Chinese city of Hangzhou after a year's delay because of Covid.
Thailand make painful exit against Japan in quarters
Sports, Published on 20/05/2023
» Thailand bowed out in the quarter-finals of the BWF Sudirman Cup 2023 in Suzhou, China, on Friday.
Kingdom put Germany to rout in Sudirman Cup opener
Sports, Published on 16/05/2023
» Thailand defeated Germany 4-1 in their opening Group B match at the Sudirman Cup in China on Monday.
World sport returns to China after years of Covid cancellations
AFP, Published on 12/05/2023
» SHANGHAI: China will next week host its first major international sports event since abandoning strict Covid-19 rules, heralding the return of elite competition to the country after more than three years.